Bitcoin Mining

Developer James Hilliard, best known for his Bitcoin Improvement Proposal #91 (the BIP which activated SegWit and prevented SegWit2x) and the CGMiner program, discovered a vulnerability in Bitmain’s Antminer S15…

China-based Canaan, the second largest manufacturer of bitcoin mining devices, is considering an IPO in the U.S., according to Bloomberg. This article is originally written and posted on https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-miner-maker-canaan-considering-new-york-ipo-report. Visit https://www.coindesk.com/ today…

Japanese IT giant GMO Internet plans to stop making and selling crypto mining machines, only months after launching its B3 miner. This article is originally written and posted on https://www.coindesk.com/gmo-quits-selling-mining-machines-after-crypto-market-downturn. …

Crypto miner maker Ebang has refiled its draft IPO prospectus in Hong Kong, indicating a downturn in business in Q3. This article is originally written and posted on https://www.coindesk.com/miner-maker-ebang-reports-significant-profit-drop-in-new-ipo-filing. Visit https://www.coindesk.com/…

German investment firm Xolaris has launched a European private-equity fund focused on bitcoin mining. Xolaris expects to raise $34 million to $57 million for the four-year project, the company announced in…

An Intel patent awarded Tuesday outlines a method for mining cryptos using the SHA-256 algorithm more efficiently. This article is originally written and posted on https://www.coindesk.com/intel-just-won-a-patent-for-an-energy-efficient-bitcoin-miner. Visit https://www.coindesk.com/ today for all…

Between 600,000 and 800,000 bitcoin miners have shut down since mid-November amid declines in price and hashrate across the network, F2pool’s founder estimates. This article is originally written and posted…

Bankrupt U.S.-based bitcoin mining firm Giga Watt just hiked the value of its assets in a revised court filing. This article is originally written and posted on https://www.coindesk.com/giga-watt-drastically-revises-assets-in-updated-bankruptcy-filing. Visit https://www.coindesk.com/ today…

U.S.-based bitcoin mining firm Giga Watt has declared bankruptcy with millions still owed to creditors. This article is originally written and posted on https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-mining-firm-giga-watt-declares-bankruptcy-owing-millions. Visit https://www.coindesk.com/ today for all Crypto News…

Binance Warns Iranian Traders to Withdraw Crypto Amid Sanctions Binance is advising its remaining users in Iran to withdraw their money as the cryptocurrency exchange seeks to comply with international sanctions.…

During a largely celebratory live stream regarding the ability of Bitcoin ABC’s upgraded version of Bitcoin Cash to survive and thrive in a post-fork universe, Bitcoin ABC’s self-proclaimed “benevolent dictator,”…

Binance is advising its remaining users in Iran to withdraw their money as the cryptocurrency exchange seeks to comply with international sanctions. This article is originally written and posted on https://www.coindesk.com/iran-binance-crypto-bitcoin-mining-sanctions. …

Cryptocurrency mining operations in the Chinese provinces of Xinjiang and Guizhou were suspended so the government could conduct “very strict” tax inspections and real-name registration checks. Power to the mining farms…

Having banned the exchanges where cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin are traded, the Chinese government is now cracking down on the plants where such currencies are mined. The Yingjiang Administration Bureau for…

Blockchain technology company, Bitfury, has raised $80 million from a number of global institutional and corporate investors. Led by Korelya Capital, the private placement was joined by Macquarie Capital, Asian financial institution…

Bitmain, the dominant bitcoin mining firm and the most valuable company in the cryptocurrency industry, has announced that it will release its next generation of application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) chip…

As Bitcoin adoption increases, a new study published Monday by Nature Climate Change warns that energy-demanding Bitcoin transactions would easily sling the global temperature past the 2-degree threshold set under…